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Six Asian Countries Cooperate in Fight Against Human Trafficking
Government officials and police chiefs of six countries along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River have agreed on an action plan to fight human trafficking and help victims return to normal lives on 31 March 2005.

Cambodia /Vietnam MOU to Be Signed Soon
Agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on bilateral cooperation for eliminating trafficking in women and children and assisting victims of trafficking will be signed soon.

Human Trafficking in Cambodia: Finding Local and Regional Solutions to a Global Problem
Date: 16-17 November 2004 Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia On 16-17 November 2004, the Embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Thailand to the Kingdom of Cambodia jointly hosted a conference on Human Trafficking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

ARCPPT Cambodia Issues Gender - Criminal Justice System Report
The Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficking (ARCPPT), an AusAID supported project implemented in collaboration with the Governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Burma, and Thailand, seeks to strengthen the criminal justice process relating to trafficking in persons.

Khmer Stars Sing for Khmer Children in Australia
Radio Australia covered the Healthcare Center for Children in Cambodia's first fund raising concert held in Melbourne, Australia.

Philippines' Congress to Pass Anti-Trafficking Act
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children Act was first filed in the Ninth Congress of the Philippines and was passed on the third reading in the House of Representatives in the Eleventh Congress.

Philippines Congress Passes Anti-Trafficking Act
The Philippines Congress passed The Anti-Trafficking Act of 2003 which covers penalties for such offenses as prostitution, slavery and sexual exploitation.

ILO-IPEC and Vietnam Organization Launch National Stakeholder Ownership Workshop
Venue: Hanoi, Vietnam Date: Tuesday 26 April 2005 The ILO-IPEC Project on Prevention of Trafficking in Children and Women at a Community Level in Vietnam Project launched National Stakeholder Ownership Exercise Workshop with the Vietnam Women's Union.

Las Vegas: Target of Efforts to End Sexual Exploitation
Federal and local service providers were provided training Wednesday 16 March 2005 on ways to identify and help human trafficking victims working in sex, construction, restaurant or housekeeping trades in southern Nevada.

Trafficking Bill Introduced, CA
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber will be introducing her first bill of the 2005-2006 Legislative Session on Monday, December 6th.

Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific-US: The Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
The "Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific-US: The Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children" conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii was the initial event in Globalization Research Center's (GRC) on-going research project on Trafficking: Globalization and Labor.

Malaysia: Tenaganita launches Domestic Worker Action Line
Former domestic workers who had been abused in Malaysian homes officially launched DW Action Line witnessed by migrant workers, representatives from the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia, Bangladesh High Commission, US Embassy, German Embassy, the Canadian High Commission, NGOs and the press.

Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) Recommends that Review of Laws on Human Trafficking Needed
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) was established by Parliament under the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999, Act 597.

South Korea hosts Expert Group Meeting on Prevention of Trafficking
On September 22 and 23, 2003, the Expert Group meeting on “Prevention of International Trafficking and Promotion of Public Awareness Campaign” was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Japan Adopts Action Plan Against Human Trafficking
On 8 December 2004, Japan announced that it will crack down on sham marriages as part of its plan to eradicate the human trafficking of foreign women.